Royal Seoul.
Island horizons.

Arrive in the capital.

Meet the representative at Incheon International Airport for your transfer to Seoul. Check-in at the hotel is available after 3:00 p.m.

The rest of the day is at leisure, with no scheduled sightseeing. Settle into the city before tomorrow’s guided introduction to its royal heritage and neighbourhood life.

Palace spaces,
city stories.

Meet your guide in the hotel lobby at 8:40 a.m. The planned city route begins at Gyeongbokgung Palace, then continues through Bukchon Hanok Village and Insadong.

The National Museum of Korea and Myeongdong complete the day, connecting the capital’s cultural collections with its contemporary city life. It is a full introduction to Seoul before the journey turns towards the island.

Gyeongbokgung is the planned Monday palace visit.

Trade city streets
for an island setting.

Meet your driver approximately three hours before your domestic flight for the transfer to Gimpo Airport. The flight to Jeju is required for this itinerary but separately purchased; confirm the timetable with the operator before booking.

A driver meets you on arrival in Jeju for the hotel transfer. Check-in is after 3:00 p.m.; no island sightseeing is scheduled today. Two resort nights make a comfortable base for the next chapter.

Tea, gardens,
and the southern coast.

After breakfast, begin at Hyupjae Beach, then visit Spirited Garden. Bonsai trees, stone sculptures and tranquil ponds bring a carefully composed contrast to the island’s open coastline.

At O’sulloc Tea Museum, turn your attention to Korean tea culture. Take the Sanbang Mountain Cruise and continue to Cheonjeyeon Falls before returning to your hotel. Lunch and dinner are outside the package.

Island stories,
then a mainland chapter.

Explore Jeolmul Natural Recreation Forest, then visit the Haenyeo Museum and a live women-diver performance. Continue to Seongsan Ilchulbong’s volcanic scenery and Jeju Stone Park, where the island’s traditions are represented through stone.

Transfer to Jeju Airport for the required Jeju–Busan flight, purchased separately. A hotel transfer follows arrival in Busan. The flight is necessary to complete the itinerary but is not included in the land-tour price; confirm timings, taxes and baggage with Gala before booking.

Required Jeju–Busan airfare is excluded.

Sea air, hillside colour,
royal reflections.

Explore Haeundae Beach and Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, then discover the layered hillside streets of Gamcheon Culture Village. Jagalchi Fish Market and BIFF Square introduce another side of Busan’s urban character.

Rice-cake making is offered only when there are at least eight participants. Continue to Gyeongju for a night visit to Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond. During peak season, if accommodation is substituted in Ulsan, this night visit may be omitted.

Rice-cake activity requires eight participants; Wolji night visit may be omitted with Ulsan hotel.

The many layers
of Silla heritage.

After breakfast, meet the guide at 8:30 a.m. Visit Gyeongju National Museum and Cheomseongdae Observatory, beginning a day devoted to the cultural legacy of the Silla kingdom.

Continue to Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple. The combination of collections, monuments and temple architecture gives the day its depth before the journey continues to Daegu for the night.

Sacred texts,
living village traditions.

After breakfast, visit Haeinsa Temple in Gayasan National Park, home to the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks. The temple setting offers a distinct contrast to the royal heritage encountered in Gyeongju.

Continue to Andong Hahoe Village, where preserved traditional houses bring the journey into a different cultural landscape. Travel onward to Pyeongchang for your overnight stay.

Mountain perspectives,
then the capital.

The Woljeongsa temple programme and monastic meal require at least eight participants and are unavailable below that number. When the requirement is met, the programme may include temple etiquette, a temple tour, walking meditation or conversation with a monk, together with a monastic meal.

Continue to Seoraksan National Park and Sinheungsa Temple, with the Gwongeumseong cable car available as an optional extra. Travel onward to Seoul and transfer to your hotel. This day includes the Seoul hotel transfer; review the October walking and access advisory before booking.

Woljeongsa programme and monastic meal require eight participants; hotel transfer in Seoul included.

A closer look
at contemporary history.

Your hotel pickup for the half-day DMZ excursion is at 8:00 a.m. Bring your passport. The route includes Imjingak, Unification Bridge and an ID check, the DMZ theater/exhibition, Third Infiltration Tunnel, Dora Observatory and Unification Village.

The programme also stops at an Amethyst or Ginseng Center; it is not advertised as a no-shopping itinerary. The excursion finishes at Seoul City Hall. Return to your hotel independently at your own expense. DMZ tours are closed on Mondays and Korean national holidays, and access remains subject to operational confirmation.

Passport required. City Hallfinish; independent hotel return at your expense. Amethyst or Ginseng Center stop included.

A coordinated departure.

After breakfast, transfer to Incheon Airport according to your confirmed flight schedule. Pickup is planned approximately four hours before your flight; reconfirm the exact time with the operator.

The airport transfer is included, while all airfare is additional. Share your onward flight details with the team so the final arrangements can be coordinated.